Sumo wrestling

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Sumo　相撲 Sumo wrestling / rikishi 力士 wrestler This is a competitive sport where two wrestlers called rikishi face off in a circular area. The sport is very popular in Japan and is surrounded by ceremony and ritual. The main introduction is here : . WKD : Sumo (相撲, sumō) . and related kigo . WKD : Ryōgoku Kokugikan 両国国技館 stadium for sumo . ................................................................................. Spinning tops (koma) of sumo wrestlers are quite popular. sumoo koma 相撲コマ spinning tops - Sumo Click on the image for more photos . ................................................................................. clay dolls and clay bells 相撲人形 - quote by David - Looks like front cover of Gordan Langs wrestling boys book. Listed in an inventory dated 1688 from Burghley house. Although slightly different pose. Described as Kakiemon-style group of wrestlers, and dates them between 1670-85. - source : David on facebook, July 2017 - ................................................................................. MORE sumo dolls : source : nihondorei.com :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: breakfast egg wrestler - source : Sandra Sanchez, facebook - :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: . akamono, aka mono 赤もの red things (for good luck) . 赤もの　力士 akamono rikishi - about 10 cm high Fushimi clay doll ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::　 - ABC - List of Sumo Toys from the Prefectures .................................................................................................................................................................. . . . . . . . . . . Kagawa Takamatsu hariko　高松張子 . Sumo Wrestler Kuroiwa 黒岩　お相撲さん .................................................................................................................................................................. . . . . . . . . . . Kagoshima 鹿児島県 . 東郷人形 Togo ningyo dolls - Rikishi . 鹿児島県薩摩郡東郷町 ....................................................................... 薩摩郡宮之城町（現さつま町）Now Satsuma town Miyanojo ningyoo 宮之城人形 dolls from Miyanojo tawara-nori rikishi 俵乗り角力 Sumo wrestler standing on rice bales .................................................................................................................................................................. . . . . . . . . . . Kumamoto . ita sumoo 板相撲 sumo wrestling on a bord . .................................................................................................................................................................. . . . . . . . . . . Kyoto Fushimi ningyoo 伏見人形 Fushimi clay doll rikishi 力士 Sumo wrestler / about 18 cm high .................................................................................................................................................................. . . . . . . . . . . Miyagi Kesennuma Hidenoyama ningyoo 秀の山人形 dolls of Hide no Yama, a sumo wrestler There are some famous sumo wrestlers from Miyagi, one of them was Hideynoyama Raigoroo 秀の山雷五郎 , born in the year 18808. At the age of 16 he went to Edo, first under the name of "Northern Mountain", Kitayama 北山 as Ozeki in 1841. Later in 1845 he changed his hame to Raigoro. At the age of 39 he became the 9th Yokozuna. . Tanikaze Kajinosuke 谷風梶之助 from Mutsu 陸奥 . Sumo wrestler, 1750 - 1795. . Kesennuma ningyoo 気仙沼人形 toys, dolls and kites from Kesennuma . .................................................................................................................................................................. . . . . . . . . . . Nagasaki Hirado town 平戸 konaki sumoo 子泣き相撲 babies crying as sumo contest In this kind of contest, children under one year are brought to the arena, held by a rikishi, and who starts to cry first will loose the bout. Parents bring their little boys (and now even girls) to wish for a healthy upbringing of their children. .................................................................................................................................................................. . . . . . . . . . . Okayama Tsuyama clay bells 津山土鈴 mouse performing sumo wrestling 鼠の相撲　nezumi no sumoo Once upon a time . . . The little mouse of the home of Grandfather and the big mouse in the home of a rich elder in a small village in Okayama performed sumo wrestling. But the little mouse was weak and could not win. So Grandfather fed the little mouse delicious fattening rice cakes to make it stronger. The big mouse got envious and came to feed also, and the gentle Grandfather gave it some light rice cakes too. Later the big mouse brought some money to the home of Grandfather as a thank-you gift for his generosity. And thus he became rich and happy too. This is a well-loved legend in Okayama and subject to paintings and children's books. Here we have the deity Daikoku sama as referee. .................................................................................................................................................................. . . . . . . . . . . Osaka Since the Meiji period, Sumo had become quite popular in Osaka and there dolls soon were a favorite souvenir. They were also made from clay, usually two as a pair fighting a bout. They were about 12 cm high. Two figures were bound together with a string, to be hung from the eaves of stalls during festivals. .................................................................................................................................................................. . . . . . . . . . . Saitama Shrine Kawagoe Hachimangu "Sumo Inari"　川越八幡宮　”相撲稲荷” 足腰健康御守 : 相撲絵馬 This ema is an amulet for good health, strong legs and a steady heart and mind. Here is the legend about the fox: Once upon a time A fox who lived nearby changed his appearance to a samurai and called himself "Kakibe" 民部. The fox wanted company and went to a nearby temple, invited a young monk to his home and started talking to him all night long most of the evenings. One day the head priest became suspicious of the young monk and asked him: "You are always so late at night, where do you go?" "I visit a nearby Samurai called Kakibe"." But the priest knew there was no house nearby, so he became suspicious. "Please ask the samurai to come here and let me give my thanks to him," he suggested one day. So the next evening the young monk brought Kakibe over to the temple. The priest was very hospitable and soon he offered sake to Kakibe. The temple was a quiet place in the forest, surrounded by beautiful flowers, and for some reason the talk was about sumo wrestling. "Maybe we can do some sumo here tonight!" The young monk and the priest were very eager to test the strength of the samurai Kakibe. And so they did. When the young monk cleaned the garden next day, he found the hairs of a fox in the place where they had wrestled the night before. He brought them to the old priest. "Well, just as I thought" he mused. "But he seems to be a good fellow, so let us go see him tomorrow again." When they came to the abode of Kakibe, he greeted them with tears: "Now that we have become good friends, even doing some sumo together, I have to tell you, I have to move away from here and go to a place in Kawagoe, called Bonshinsan 梵心山. To show you my gratitude, I will teach you how to cure a bruise on the body." . . . and then he left. Now there is an Inari shrine at Bonshinsan, called 民部稲荷 Kakibe Inari (Sumo Inari　相撲稲荷) and a votive tablet with the sumo is sold there. amulet to win in a sports contest スポーツ必勝の勝守 source : kawagoe-hachimangu.net The main deity at this shrine is Uga no mitama no kami 倉稲魂神（うがのみたまのかみ） Uka no Mitama no Mikoto quote Ukanomitama A kami of foodstuffs, thought to refer specifically to the spirit of rice. Kojiki describes the kami as the offspring of Susanoo, while Nihongi states that it was the offspring of the two kami Izanagi and Izanami. The Engishiki's comments on the Ōtono no hogai norito further identify the kami with Toyoukehime. Ukanomitama is most commonly known as the kami Inari. From the medieval period, the kami was linked to popular combinatory kami such as Ugajin and Uka Benzaiten. Ukanomitama is enshrined at Kyoto's Fushimi Inari Taisha and other Inari shrines throughout Japan. source : Kadoya Atsushi. Kokugakuin 2005 source :　kurokawamikio . Hachiman Shrines of Japan - 八幡宮 . .................................................................................................................................................................. . . . . . . . . . . Shimane 　島根県 haori sumoo 羽織相撲 Sumo wrestler with Haori coat His name is most probably 鉄ヶ嶽 松江人形 clay doll from Matsue, Shimane ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::　 . . . CLICK here for Photos ! . Reference . . Inari 稲荷 the Fox Deity Amulets .

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Eto zodiac animals - INFO

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12 Zociac animals 干支　 eto, kanshi

signs of the zodiac in Chinese astrology



Read this first please:
. Asian zodiac animals .


. eto Daruma 干支だるま Daruma with zodiac animals .

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. Calendar Systems of Asia .


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Chinese astrology
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Zodiac Calendar and Lore -
. Mark Schumacher .
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Jizo Bosatsu on the 12 Zodiac Animals

. Mitoku San, Temple Sanbutsu-Ji .
三徳山三仏寺

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There are 12 zociac animals, also representing one of the heavenly directions.
They come in the following order:

. ne 子 (nezumi 鼠) Rat (mouse)

. ushi 丑 Ox (cow, bull) .

. tora 寅 Tiger .

. u (usagi) 卯 Rabbit .

. tatsu 辰 Dragon .

. mi (hebi) 巳 Snake, Serpent .

. uma 午 Horse .

. mi (hitsuji) 未 Ram (sheep) .

. saru 申 Monkey .

. tori 酉 Rooster (chicken, cock) .
--- shinkei 神鶏 sacred rooster

. inu 戌 Dog .

. i (inoshishi) 亥 Boar (wild boar) .


These zodiac animals are well loved items for the yearly talisman.
Many are found on simple clay bells.



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tatsumi たつみ (辰巳／巽) the south-east direction
of the dragon and the snake


. ushitora 丑寅 the north-east direction .
Kimon, the "Demon Gate" 鬼門
guarded also by the monkey and the fox



Photo source : 神霊の思頼

. 干支霊場 Pilgrimages to 12 Zodiac Animals Temples .

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Eto from Ise shrine 伊勢神宮



Since many skilled carpenters work for the grand shrine at Ise, they also tried their hand at carving the zodiac animals.
There is even a special exhibition hall for them.
伊勢一刀彫会館

They are a well-liked amulet for safety in the New Year since 1949.


Dragon for 2012

. Ise Shrine and its KIGO - Ise Jingu 伊勢神宮.


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. eto ittobori 干支一刀彫り cut with one blade .
Munakata Taisha 宗像大社, Fukuoka



. eto no migawari san　干支の身代わりさん
zodiac animals take on your bad luck .
Nezu Jinja 根津神社　Nezu Shrine, Tokyo



zodiac animals as small netsuke on strings
干支根付守り

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eto with Daruma - Darumooo !

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medetai na shinnen iwau eto hariko

how auspicious !
the papermachee dolls
for the New Year

source :　Hyogo Traditinal Folk Art

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. hahako 母子 / 母と子 mother and child dolls .
for the year 2014 of the horse　- umadoshi 午年　



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Zodiac Signs of the Buddhist Mandala
The zodiac signs as we presently know them were devised around the year 500 BCE in Mesopotamia based on an earlier model of eighteen signs. Within a few centuries the Greeks were deeply involved in the study of astronomy and astrology. Hellenistic astrology, which was the foundation for later European and Islamic traditions of astrology, was largely produced in Alexandria in Egypt starting around the second century BCE. Alexander died in 323 and Ptolemy took control of Egypt. The Ptolemaic Kingdom (305–30 BCE) ruled over Egypt until it came under Roman domination after the death of Cleopatra (69–30 BCE). The Romans subsequently took a deep interest in astrology and in the late Republic of the first century BCE it served as an exotic and alternative system of divination in competition with traditional Roman divination (augury and so forth). Although the chronology is somewhat unclear, between the second to fifth centuries CE, Hellenistic astrology was introduced to India and in various ways blended with the native systems of religious lore and astrology based on the twenty-seven or twenty-eight nakṣatra-s (lunar stations).
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. Doobutsu 動物 Animals and Amulets .
other than the ETO animals.
reijuu 霊獣 sacred animals


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Fuku Nezumi Lucky Mouse

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fuku nezumi 福鼠 lucky mouse / rat fukunezumi This is a white mouse 白鼠, which brings good luck to a home. It is the messenger of the Deity of Good Luck, Daikoku. . Daikoku Ten 大黒天 . source :　upp.so-net.ne.jp The Lucky Mouse from Shimane ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: quote A legend about the white mouse Once upon a time, a very long time, there lived a grandfather in the village who worked all day long. Yet despite all his hard work, he was very poor. Then one day on the second day of January, grandfather had a remarkable first dream in the new year. Within the sparkling rays of the sun, an old man with a long stick appeared and said: "I am a messenger of the God. You are really working very hard, but if this continues, you will still not become rich. If you cut vegetables in the kitchen, you wash the leftovers down the sink and it gets clogged and smells and becomes really dirty. Go clean the drain and the sewer and see what happens. I am sure, something good will come of it!" and thus the old man vanished. When grandfather woke up, he went out and cleaned the gutters. And whow, a mouse appeared. It was black and very fat. The mouse came into the house, jumped here and there and even on the Shelf of the Gods in the back room. It hid behind the white rice cakes that were offered to the gods and after a while the mouse became all white itself, even the face was now white. From that day on, when grandfather went to work in his fields, the white mouse followed him. With its small paws it dug up and turned the soil and helped the best it could. Grandfather could work more and little by little, sold his vegetables and made a little money. After a while, his life became quite comfortable. Well, as with all things, there was an old neighbour who observed all this with great envy. The neighbour went to borrow the white mouse, set up some rice cakes in his home and tried to lure the mouse. In the evening, he tugged it into his bed and watched what happened from behind the sliding door. The white mouse nibbled at the rice cakes - kari kari - and at night it produced a good pile of shit. But whow, even the shit seemed to shimmer white. "Now I see", mumbled the neighbour. "This mouse eats rice cakes and shits at night, but the shit is all made of silver. Now I know why Grandpa has become so rich!" When he looked at the room next morning, there were quite a lot of white mice running around. "Well, you brought all your friends, my dear! Thank you so much. That means a lot more shit tonight!" he grinned all over his face and patted the white mouse on its head. But whow again, the mouse sneezed a loud "chuuuuz" and suddenly became black again. Suddenly all the other mise also sneezes "chuuuz" and turned black to real mice. And even the shining silver shit on his floor turned black ... whow and thus his house was now full of the shit of the black mice. Or so they told me. source : hukumusume.com :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::　 Lucky Mouse for the Year of the Mouse . The Asian Lunar Calendar . :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::　 . . . CLICK here for Photos ! . Reference . :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::　 Lucky Mouse, Cat and Daruma 招き猫とだるまと福ねずみ source :　www.upsold.com . Cats and Daruma, Manekineko 招き猫とだるま . a lucky mouse for the New Year - legends of Old

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